Earthquake Preparedness Program Children’s Earthquake Kits September 12, 2008 Dear: Parents It is time to restock or purchase your child’s Earthquake kit for the current school year or if you are new to the school to begin in our program. Children who had sent a Earthquake kit last year, we are sending them home for restocking. Please do not remove the old label, which helps us identify the children during the check off process. We will label the Earthquake kits with the updated information during the check off process. For those who are new students or did not participate last year we encourage you to start. Before considering restocking your child’s Earthquake kit, we offer the option to an alternative in investing in your child’s safety that is cost effective, easier, has a shelf life of 5 years and more appropriate. We have arranged the purchase of Earthquake kits for $21.00 from a local company, F.A.S.T., located in Delta that manufactures all aspects of Emergency Preparedness equipment. For this option, fill in the order form and attached a cheque payable to Panorama Park PAC and send it to school with your child. Or come by the school office and see a sample of the emergency kit and pay while you are there. If you do not purchase a Earthquake Kit, then for restocking, please keep non-perishable items in the Ziploc Bag and replace food items with fresh supplies per the suggested list below. You may wish to update or include a comfort letter to your child and a family photo. Further, any batteries should also be refreshed. If you are providing needed medication for your child ensure the expiry date is current and provide complete instructions for administration and/or procedures in an event of an allergic response or otherwise. FOOD ITEMS, WHICH NEED TO BE REPLACED: 2 granola bars 2 Fruit leather 1 Roll of lifesavers 1 Package of gum 2 Tiny cans of juice or 1 juice box (check expiry dates) DO NOT SEND: - Chocolate - Peanuts - Meat Products or jerkies - Salty foods - Pop - Opened packages
Please return your child’s restocked, new Earthquake kit or order to his/her classroom teacher NO LATER THAN FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26. If you need an emergency
solar blanket we can provide it, if you include $4.00. For your convenience, we attach a suggested Earthquake kit checklist. We ask you to remember that storage space is at a premium and all items must fit in the one Ziploc Bag, therefore restrict the contents to TINY containers. Your support of this program is appreciated. Return of the Ziploc Bag with your child’s Earthquake kit is vital for their health, safety and well-being in an event of a natural disaster. Why is it vital to your child’s health and safety? Did you know we live in the Cascadia subduction zone located beneath Vancouver Island? A unique phenomenon called the Episodic Tremor and Slip (ETS) occurs only in our area. ETS events are not felt by people and do not cause any damage since it basically is a slip action on the lower part of the subduction fault. Unfortunately this action does cause a significant increase of stress on the bottom of the currently locked portion of the fault, where great earthquakes are thought to initiate. This more rapid stress increase implies that a large subduction earthquake is more likely to happen during the time of an ETS event. We haven’t had a large earthquake for some time and according to scientists we are overdue which causes concern for a large earthquake event. If you want to know more, visit Natural Resource Canada’s web site at http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/geodyn/ets_e.php. Thank you in advance for your prompt response. For those parents who ordered Earthquake kits in June 2008, they have arrived. A letter to those parents will go home when class divisions are finalized. If they are any concerns or suggestions please do not hesitate to contact us through your school office.
Sincerely, P.A.C. Earthquake Committee, Rob Jorge & Ron Kirkwood EARTHQUAKE ORDER FORM Parent Name _____________________ Student Name _____________________ Phone #: ___________________ Teacher: _______________ Div #: _____
- Earthquake Kit - $21.00 - Emergency Solar Blanket Only - $4.00